My only quibble with his position is that I don’t know if tightening legal immigration makes sense. I am not even sure what he means by that yet, but I think the legal immigration system needs to be modernized too, through technology and to provide more avenues for skilled workers to come here. The system does not reflect today’s working society. Technology sector wasn’t around in it’s current form. It was a manufacturing and agricultural rooted system, both of which have evolved dramatically.
Bottom line, we have to control our border, use technology to modernize the system and recalibrate who gets visas and citizenships. No special routes for those here illegally.
I am in center right on what do with those here. I am fine offering a special temporary work visa to those here, especially with families. No citizenship, but legal status. To me, that’s a fair compromise to get the rest.
What he means is that H1B visas should not be issued to tech workers so that businesses can fire Americans and make them train their cheaper replacements or be denied severance.
Walker has hit on a good message and I doubt it is by accident. Large majorities of middle class workers are pissed off at negative wage growth and the downward pressure on their earnings courtesy of legal and illegal both.